{"id":8002,"date":"2012-02-01T23:39:56","date_gmt":"2012-02-01T23:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=8002"},"modified":"2012-02-01T23:39:56","modified_gmt":"2012-02-01T23:39:56","slug":"better-service-for-motorists-at-garages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=8002","title":{"rendered":"Better Service For Motorists At Garages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 180px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 180\/180;margin: 6px 10px 5px 0px; display: inline; float: left;\" title=\"MOT Sign\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/mot_sign.gif\" alt=\"MOT Sign\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" align=\"left\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/>An  email alert from the DSA says that motorists are to see improvements in customer service at local garages.<\/p>\n<p>It must be stressed that the DSA is merely reporting on \u201ca package of transparency and value-for-money measures\u201d from the government.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201ctransparency\u201d aspect appears to be some heavy obfuscation of that story from quite a while ago about changing the MOT frequency (which they\u2019re <strong>NOT<\/strong> now going to change, thank God, because it was a stupid idea).<\/p>\n<p>If you read the release, you\u2019ll have a hell of a job seeing anything to do with the MOT that will improve <strong>your<\/strong> \u201ccustomer service\u201d index next time you go in. No price cuts, nothing.<\/p>\n<p>But there\u2019s plenty to keep myriad government officials occupied for the foreseeable future \u2013 with the distinct possibility of a price hike if all they\u2019re proposing ever gets implemented.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An email alert from the DSA says that motorists are to see improvements in customer service at local garages. It must be stressed that the DSA is merely reporting on \u201ca package of transparency and value-for-money measures\u201d from the government. 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